1997 Devon County Council election

The 1997 Devon County Council election, was an election for all 79 seats on the council. Devon County Council was a county council that covered the majority of the ceremonial county of Devon. The elections took place concurrently with other local elections across England and Northern Ireland.

## Election result[edit]

Devon County Council election, 1997[1] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Liberal Democrats | 31  |  |  |  |  | 38.8%  |  | 3.1%
| Conservative | 13  |  |  |  |  | 34.4%  |  | 0.1%
| Labour | 4  |  |  |  |  | 17.8%  |  | 3.1%
| Independent | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5.4%  |  | 1.3%
| Other parties | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2.4%  |  | 0.5%
| Green | 0  |  |  |  |  | 1.3%  |  | 0.7%

## References[edit]

1. ^ Local Election Results 2005: Devon p.3

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